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EPSRC gives UK Universities £6m in low-emission vehicle research funding

Updated: September 12, 2014

The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) announced this week, at the Cenex Low Carbon Vehicle (LCV) event in Milton Kenynes, that it will channel £6m of funding into a new research project aiming to improve the performance of electric vehicles...

EV manufacturers join forces on UK Rapid Charge Network

Updated: September 11, 2014

Electric vehicle manufacturers, Nissan, BMW, Renault and Volkswagen, have united to facilitate an inter-operable and multi-standard rapid charging network across the United Kingdom and Ireland. The UK Rapid Charge Network (RCN), a product of the European Unions Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) programme,...

Chargemaster ranked as one of the UKs top technology companies

Updated: September 10, 2014

Chargemaster, Britain’s largest manufacturer of electric vehicle (EV) charging points, has placed 32nd in the Sunday Times Hiscox Tech Track 100. The list compiles the UK’s top 100 fastest-growing private technology companies, judged on the rate sales over the last 3 years....

GM confirms it will discontinue the Vauxhall Ampera this year

Updated: September 9, 2014

After much speculation, General Motors has announced that it will be stopping production of the Vauxhall Ampera. Officially launched in the UK in 2012, the Vauxhall Ampera looked to have a bright future. It won the European Car of the Year shortly...

Mercedes-Benz S-Class plug-in hybrid pricing announced

Updated: September 9, 2014

Mercedes has announced pricing for an S-Class plug-in hybrid that can return up to 100.9 mpg, emits 65 g/km of CO2 and can accelerate from rest to 62 mph in 5.2-seconds before reaching a limited 155 mph. Despite this, it is exempt...

German police force go electric with new Volkswagen e-Golf

Updated: September 8, 2014

The Volkswagen e-Golf battery electric vehicle (BEV) is set to be the latest recruit in the German Police Force. Next week, at the General Police Equipment Exhibition and Conference (GPEC) in Liepzig, the special edition Volkswagen e-Golf will be unveiled as the...

Mitsubishi reveals concept Outlander PHEV-S

Updated: September 5, 2014

These are the first images of what Mitsubishi has dubbed the Outlander PHEV-S. Mitsubishi Motors Corporation has chosen the Paris Motor show to unveil the Outlander PHEV Concept-S, two years after the premiere of the successful Outlander Plug-in Hybrid Electric vehicle in...

Tesla Motors announce Reno, Nevada as official location for gigafactory

Updated: September 5, 2014

After much speculation, Tesla has revealed Reno, Nevada as the site where it will build its ‘Gigafactory’. Last night, Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors, and the state of Nevada made their partnership to build the world’s largest lithium-ion battery factory official....

Manufacturers divided after british gas revises EV home charging offers

Updated: September 5, 2014

Under the new Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) EV Homecharge Scheme, British Gas has decided to withdraw its free installation offer, leaving car manufacturers divided on whether to absorb the costs for their customers. OLEV has now reduced the maximum domestic...

Norwegian govt under increasing pressure to reduce incentives for EVs

Updated: September 5, 2014

Norwegian ministers have recently been the subject of public criticism due to the perks they offer to electric car buyers; specifically, allowing EV owners to drive in bus lanes. The numerous incentives and subsidies attached to buying an electric car in Norway...

Number of charge-ups on Ecotricity’s Electric Highway more than double in 2014

Updated: April 21, 2022

Ecotricity has reported that the number of “plug-in’s” on it’s public EV charging network, the Electric Highway, have more than doubled since the first quarter of this year and almost quadrupled over the last 9 months. The Electric Highway, which covers...

Mitsubishi i-Miev to tour Ireland as part of EV expedition around Europe

Updated: September 4, 2014

EV Matters Ltd will head to Ireland in the final leg of their electric vehicle tour around Europe. Having recently completed the World Advanced Vehicle Expedition (WAVE 2014), comprised of 3000 miles across France, Switzerland, Belgium and France, EV Matters Ltd is...